Acura TL Complaints (2005)

388 consumer complaints on file.

#11397856February 25, 2021
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY SON WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11367013October 29, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AIR BAG WAS DEFECTED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT . MY DASHBOARD CRACKED CND MY DASH LIGHT S DON'T WORK THEY SOMETIME COME ON AND GO OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365514October 21, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR A DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 206,786.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351709August 27, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DATE: 08/27/2020 MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER DASH HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A YEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AS OF A WEEK AGO, THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON (BY THE SPEEDOMETER) WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKING AND MANY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA AND HAVE CONTACTED ACURA. EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE OTHER ACURA TL MODEL YEARS THROUGH 2014 WERE PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, FOR SOME REASON THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL MODEL YEARS 2004 - 2008 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO ACURA NEEDING TO REMOVE THE DASH IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE DASH. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ACURA TL OWNERS, REPLACING THE DASH COSTS BETWEEN $1,000 - $2,000 (FOR THE OWNER) AND DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING HAVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DAMAGED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND HUMIDITY GETTING IN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CRACKS COULD AFFECT DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER OR THE DRIVER. ACCORDING TO MANY POSTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 5 YEARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND NOTIFY ACURA. ACURA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340032July 17, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD IF I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE IS A PARASITIC DRAIN ON THE BATTERY FROM A FAULTY HANDS-FREE BLUETOOTH MODULE. I WATCHED A VIDEO THEN DISCONNECTED MINE MYSELF, PROBLEM SOLVED. I'VE USED A HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KIT BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE YELLOW AND THEY HAVE SPIDER-CRACKS ALL IN THEM, IT REALLY AFFECTS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT ITSELF. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR AND I'M TERRIFIED OF GETTING INTO A WRECK IN MY CAR, THE DASH WOULD BECOME SHRAPNEL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329095June 16, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WENT TO GO AT A STOP LIGHT I GOT TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND MY CAR JUS LOST ALL POWER AND DIDN'T RESTART. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN NO POWER AS WELL AS EVERYTIME I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT MAKES THIS WEIRD BUZZING NOISE WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326050May 26, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 ACURA TL- PARKED WINTERS, GARAGED, BABIED AND ALL SERVICE COMPLETED AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIPS. CAR HAS 141,000 ON IT AND WAS NEAR 50,000 WHEN PURCHASED (ASPEC PACKAGE ETC). CAR HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ACROSS THE CENTER SPEAKER AND NOW DIRECTLY ON THE INDENTATION WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. REACHED OUT TO ACURA FOR ASSISTANCE ((ATTACHED)) AND THEY SAID THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND OUTSIDE WARRANTY TO HELP ME. IRREGARDLESS OF THE FACT I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN IT TO ACURA AND ONE LOOK AT THE CARS EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR *PAINT AND LEATHER INTERIOR* SHOWS THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN SPOILED. THE DASHBOARD IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS GENERATION AND EVEN MADE THE NEWS FROM COMPLAINTS. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY OR CAUSE HARM DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD BEING ALTERED DUE TO SHODDY CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT IS NOT BEING BACKED UP BY ACURA. I HAVE ALSO RAISED CONCERN THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE BOTH CRACKING AND DISCOLORED. I HAVE HAD THEM PROFESSIONALLY *REFURBISHED* BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY TOO ARE A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ALLOWING PROPER LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT- AGAIN -- CAR PARKED WINTERS, JUST LOOK AT THE PAINT AND QUALITY OF THE CAR THAT IS 15 YEARS OLD.*DT*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324867May 17, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ACCIDENT RELATED BUT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.MY CAR BATTERY KEPT DRAINING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY JUST UNDER A YEAR AGO AND IT KEPT HAPPENING UNLESS I DROVE THE CAR EVERY DAY. FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE UP IN THE HEADLINER WAS SHORTED OUT. GOT THAT FIXED BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ACURA FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR 5 YEARS! THE AIRBAG ISSUE HAS TO TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED, HORRIBLY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AND PROTECTED FROM THE SUN MOST OF THE TIME SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2011. IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WILL BE MAJOR SHRAPNEL FROM THE DASHBOARD DAMAGE THAT WILL CAUSE EVEN GREATER INJURY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ACURA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE FAULTY DASHBOARD MATERIALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321051April 14, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING PROBLEM. INSIDE PERMANENT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315358March 1, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
AIRBAG: CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE AIRBAG. ABS OFF STEERING: (IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY) STEERING WHEEL MOANED WHILE TURNING WHEEL/DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER PARKING AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL. BRAKES: (IN MOTION) WHEN GOING DOWN ON DIPS ON ROAD, BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND SEEM TO SLIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315360March 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(INSIDE VEHICLE/STATIONARY) DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILS TO POP UP AND DOWN WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED/ACTIVATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309677February 17, 2020
AIR BAGS
THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY RUN FROM WINDSHIELD TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11303044January 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302565January 28, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302152January 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF NOWHERE IT LOST POWER THIS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENS. ITS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I HAD MY BABY WITH ME AND THAT HAPPENED. I HAD TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE CAR ALSO WHEN I REVERSE IT TAKES LONG TO CHANGE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288699December 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT, AS I USUALLY DO, THE CAR TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE (ABOUT 3-4 SEC). DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A HALF-MILE, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WENT TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T COME OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND REVVED SUPER HIGH. PULLED OVER, THEN DROVE TO MY MECHANIC ABOUT A HALF-MILE BACK AT ABOUT 8-10 MPH WITH MY CAUTION LIGHTS ON. HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID IT SEEMED FINE (I.E. THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SLIP), BUT WHAT I EXPLAINED TO HIM SOUNDED LIKE THE ONSET OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE). HE SUGGESTED SOMETHING COULD HAVE GOTTEN LODGED IN THERE AND BLOCKED FLUID FLOW, AND WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND HE STARTED IT, THAT IT COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT BEFORE HIS TEST DRIVE. EVER SINCE "THE INCIDENT" THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW UP-SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN DOING SO, AND ALSO IS VERY SLOW SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 162,000 MILES ON IT. AS OF NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON IT, AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS THIS OFTEN CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES AROUND THIS MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281650November 21, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 ACURA TL WITH 49,650 MILES ON IT. WHAT STARTED AS A HAIR LINE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD IS NOW A SERIES OF SPIDER WEB WALL OF CRACKS ALL THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AS OF LATE, THE CRACKS HAVE EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMENTINLY BLINKS ON /OFF BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THIS IS NOT AN OF WEAR AND TEAR PARTS ISSUE BUT A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL ISSUE BY ACURA. FURTHERMORE, IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE WHETHER THE CRACKED DASHBOARD WILL PLAY IN THE MALFUNCTIONING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM IN FEAR OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY ACURA TL NOW THAT AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SWITCHES ON/OFF AT RANDOM SINCE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279086November 8, 2019
SEAT BELTS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE (NO CONTINUITY). ACCURA WARRANTY STATES, "WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY ACURA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS INCLUDES ALL PARTS AND LABOR CHARGES. COVERAGE CONTINUES FOR 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. CAR IS LESS THAN 15 YEARS OLD AND HAS 139K MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY COSTING $429 AND SAID I HAD TO GET WARRANTY CLAIM FROM ACURA HQ. I CONTACTED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS (CASE # 100009213) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. HOW A CALL CENTER REP OVER THE PHONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS OR WAS NOT WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IS A MYSTERY. FURTHER, HE SELECTED THE SENSOR AS A COMPONENT THAT HE SAID WAS NOT WORKING AND HE DID NOT CONSIDER THAT A COMPONENT OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE ISSUE IS THAT ACURA CAN'T SELECTIVELY DEFINE WHAT IS AND IS NOT A COMPONENT AFTER STATING IN THE WARRANTY, "REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY ACURA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY...." THE WORD, "ANY" BY DEFINITION MEANS NOT SPECIFIC OR PARTICULAR. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT ACURA HAS NOT MET ITS OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT THE SEAT BELT COMPONENTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITHIN THE STATED TIME PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265271September 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRONT DASH IS CRACKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258227September 25, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
2005 ACURA TL, VERY WELL MAINTAINED. JUN 2019, A CRACK APPEARED IN DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AIRBAG DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS LATER AND STAYS ON. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, BUT NOW I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. LOVE THE CAR, BUT FEEL ACURA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS DEFECT. THE RISK OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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